Opinion: Accountability

Peer review can’t replace inspection – but it can inform it

The power of peer review depends on its being kept separate from the incentives and disincentives of formalised accountability,...

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Kate Chhatwal
Opinion: Accountability

Safeguarding should matter to Ofsted as much as to schools

This week’s announcement doesn’t inspire confidence that Ofsted and the DfE get the impact accountability is having on headteachers,...

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Duncan Spalding
Opinion: Workforce

Is moving up a bigger retention problem than moving out? 

A new leadership pyramid has emerged that is pulling talent up faster than it can be replaced, argues David...

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David Benson
Opinion

Solutions: How to make Healthy Eating Week inclusive for autistic children

Eating can be a stressful experience for autistic young people, explains Jo Galloway, but that doesn't have to limit...

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Jo Galloway
The Knowledge

Place-based challenges for schools mean locality matters

Tanya Ovenden-Hope sets out the key findings from new research on a multi-academy trust Hub model for schools intended...

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Tanya Ovenden-Hope

Unity in Diversity: Achieving structural race equity in schools

Bukky Yusuf applauds Rachel Macfarlane's courage to use her 'privilege as a force for good

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The Conversation – with Diana Young

This week's conversation takes in falling pupil rolls, the impact of independent school reform, recruitment solutions and a royal...

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Opinion: Attendance

Attendance is an issue, but it is never the issue

The answer to poor attendance is simple but implementing it is neither quick nor easy, explains Jonathan Roe

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Jonathan Roe
Opinion: Edtech

We’re opening Oak up to help teachers and make educational AI more reliable

John Roberts explains how open government licensing will make Oak National Academy a launchpad for lesson planners, curriculum designers...

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John Roberts